Acacia gum — also known as gum arabic or food additive E414 — is a key ingredient sourced across Africa’s “gum belt”, but the war in Sudan is causing major disruption. Supplies are tightening, local ...

Humans have been chewing gum for thousands of years, long after the flavor fades and without any clear nutritional benefit. The habit dates back at least 8,000 years to Scandinavia, where people ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

We’ve all heard the myth that swallowed gum stays in your body for seven years. While that’s not true, it’s still generally not great to swallow it, since our digestive system can’t break it down. But ...

Researchers discovered sugars essential for biology, including glucose, in the asteroid material for the first time. A strange, pliable substance nicknamed "space gum" was also found, which could have ...

Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are continuing to shed light on the origins of the solar system. Scientists have been studying the samples since NASA's Osiris-REx spacecraft carried them back to ...

The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics experts A piece of stone age “gum” chewed by a teenage girl 10,500 years ago has been discovered by ...

Swallowing a piece of gum is usually harmless. While your digestive system can't break down the gum's chewy base, the common belief that swallowed gum stays in your system for seven years is just a ...

If you need another reason to brush and floss, here it is: Research suggests keeping your mouth healthy might also protect your brain and heart. Two new studies published Wednesday in Neurology Open ...

In case you missed it during the Cincinnati Reds' 10-5 loss in Game 1 of their National League wild-card series to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, ESPN's Jon "Boog" Sciambi and Doug ...

It might come as a shock to some, but plastic has been a staple ingredient in chewing gum for decades - no wonder our parents told us not to swallow it! Now, however, the concept of having plastic in ...